Tonight’s sold out show saw fans queueing well before doors opened, and by the time the doors opened the queue stretched a long way. Thankfully the security team did a good job getting people in quickly and by the time the first band, Tribulation came on stage the place was already busy. I saw Swedish band, Tribulation live for the first time just a week ago […]

By bringing together twisted angular rock, with an edgy immersing groove, DARK STARES have produced an intoxicating sound that takes from a vast range of areas, spanning from Queens of the Stoneage, Muse, and Royal Blood, through to Led Zeppelin and The Beatles. The much-praised alt-rock combo release their breath-taking debut album, Darker Days Are Here To […]

To say the least, Attrition is a major step forward for Hull based NWOBHM band Salem! Released on Dissonance Productions on February 23rd, this could be their Pyromania such is the quality of songwriting on display here. Kicking off with the title track ‘Attrition’, its hard hitting riffs from guitarists Paul Macnamara and Mark Allison as the unmistakable gr […]

Anvil Almost two years ago Canadian metallers Anvil played the Tivoli in Buckley for the first time supporting ex Accept vocalist Udo Dirkschneider and to say they gave the headliners a hard act to follow is an understatement and now they return as headliners to a packed out venue on a bitterly cold Friday evening. Part of a forty six date European tour, fif […]

HARDCORE SUPERSTAR NEW SINGLE: “BRING THE HOUSE DOWN” RELEASE DATE: 23RD FEBRUARY 2018 After wrapping up 2017 with their huge radio hit “Have Mercy On Me” and completing a highly successful co-headline tour playing to many sold out crowds throughout the UK and Europe with FOZZY, the original Wild Boys of Gothenburg are set to release their second single an […]

BulletBoys New Album From Out Of The Skies out 23rd March 2018 via Frontiers The new album by BulletBoys, ‘From Out Of The Skies’, is set for release on 23rd March via Frontiers, preceded by a ten date UK tour (see full itinerary below). The first single from the record, ‘D-Evil’, is already available and features guest vocals from Jesse Hughes of Eagles […]

LAST GREAT DREAMERS Announce New Album 13th Floor Renegades The past is a foreign country, or so they say. No doubt Last Great Dreamers would agree with that. Barely 18 months has passed since their last album – their first all new full-length since their 2014 rebirth – and now the UK power-pop rockers step up with a freshness and fire that would put many […]

Syteria Girls Syteria are the stroppy off spring of British Heavy Metal Rock Band Girlschool. With Girlschool’s talented Lead Guitarist Jackie Chambers leading the pack. Jackie has been Lead Guitarist with Girlschool since 1999. But when you are taking Syteria into account that is where the similarities stop. For those of you that were lucky enough to see th […]

German thrash legends Kreator are reissuing four of their albums that were originally released in the 90s. The albums being reissued are 1990’s “Coma Of Souls”, 1992’s “Renewal”, 1995’s “Cause For Conflict” and 1997’s “Outcast”. Each of the albums has been remastered by Andy Pearce (Black Sabbath, Voivod, Motorhead, Anthrax) and will be available in the usua […]

Guitarist and producer Michael Landau has over the years had a very impressive career. As a solo musician he’s released a number of albums as well as more with various bands, but as a session musician he’s worked with a string of artists. The list of artists he’s worked with is impressive – Pink Floyd, Joni Mitchell, Seal, Richard Marx, James Taylor, Michael […]